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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department will submit the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (3) Enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

Minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond; including through the use of 

appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Office of Healthy 

Homes and Lead Hazard Control Data 

Collection-Quality Assurance Plans. 

OMB Control Number: N/A. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD’s 

Office of Healthy Homes and Lead 

Hazard Control requires its Healthy 

Homes Demonstration and Technical 

Studies grantees, Lead Technical 

Studies grantees, and selected 

contractors to submit quality assurance 

plans to the Office for approval before 

they initiate data collection. This is 

required because the respondents are 

conducting research or significant 

evaluation activities, and quality 

assurance procedures are required to 

ensure the accuracy and validity of data. 

The use of quality assurance plan 

templates helps to ensure that quality 

assurance activities are well planned 

and thorough, and standardizes the 

formatting of the plans, which aids both 

HUD staff in their review and the 

respondents in plan development. The 

use of different templates for technical 

studies and demonstration projects was 

designed to reduce respondent burden 

by requiring more detailed information 

for the technical studies (research) 

projects; consistent with their more 

rigorous quality assurance requirements. 

Agency Form Numbers: N/A. 

Members of Affected Public: 

Academic, not-for-profit and for-profit 

institutions located in the U.S., state 

and units of general local government, 

and federally recognized Native 

American tribes: 

Total Burden Estimate (annual): 

Number of respondents: 20; Frequency 

of response: 1; Hours per response: 24; 

Total Burden Hours: 480. 

Status of the Proposed Information 

Collection: This is a new collection. 

Additional Information: The 

obligation to respond to this information 

collection is mandatory. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: April 3, 2007. 

Jon L. Gant, 

Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead 

Hazard Control. 

[FR Doc. 07–1909 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5117–N–30] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Family 

Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

Housing agencies enter into a Contract 

of Participation with each eligible 

family that opts to participate in the 

program; consult with local officials to 

develop an Action Plan; and report 

annually to HUD on implementation of 

FSS program. PHAs may apply for 

funding to pay the salary of a FSS 

program coordinator. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 17, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2577–0178) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from 

HUD’s Web site at http:// 

www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/ 

collectionsearch.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

This notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Family SelfSufficiency Program (FSS). 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0178. 

Form Numbers: HUD–52650, HUD–

52651, HUD–52652, SF–424, SF-LLL, 

HUD–50058, HUD–96010, HUD–2880, 

HUD–2994–A ,HUD–2991. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use: 

Housing agencies enter into a Contract 

of Participation with each eligible 

family that opts to participate in the 

program; consult with local officials to 

develop an Action Plan; and report 

annually to HUD on implementation of 

FSS program. PHAs may apply for 

funding to pay the salary of a FSS 

program coordinator. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion, Annually. 


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Number of respondents Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 750 62 0.77 36,202 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

36,202. 

Status: Revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7204 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5121–N–12] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Assessment of FHA Lender Customer 

Satisfaction—Survey of Businesses 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 18, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410 

or Lillian_L_Deitzer@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Beavers, Assistant Director, Office 

of Single Family Program Development, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

402–2205 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Assessment of FHA 

Lender Customer Satisfaction—Survey 

of Businesses. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–NEW. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: FHA has 

recently undertaken efforts to 

modernize programs and processes in 

order to maintain a strong lending 

position with unserved and underserved 

borrowers. A customer satisfaction 

survey will be conducted to assist FHA 

in first assessing the level of satisfaction 

that lenders have with their financing 

programs and then monitor the changes 

in satisfaction as the enhancements to 

their programs are put in place. By 

compiling quantitative data regarding 

customer satisfaction, steps can be taken 

to improve FHA’s standing in the 

lending market. The initial survey will 

serve as a baseline from which to 

measure improvement in satisfaction 

levels as the survey is completed on an 

annual basis. 

In 2005, the ‘‘Studies of the Barriers 

of the Use of FHA Programs and the Use 

of Third-Party Originators for FHAInsured Loans’’ reported that the key 

factors contributing to the decline of 

FHA-insured product use in the lending 

market were the product itself, FHA 

processes, and customer relations. From 

these results, it was recommended that 

FHA undertake steps to enhance its 

products and processes and to improve 

its customer service. In an effort to 

reinvigorate its programs, re-engineer its 

processes, and increase responsiveness 

to mortgagees, FHA has begun to roll 

out new changes in its programs and 

methods. FHA is in need of a successful 

mechanism through which they can 

address their progress in removing the 

barriers that were mentioned in the 

study. A customer satisfaction survey 

serves as a useful method of assessing 

the levels of satisfaction of new 

programs and also identifying areas that 

still need more attention. This survey 

will address specific items and access 

respondents’ levels of satisfaction or 

dissatisfaction so that FHA can take the 

appropriate actions while reforming 

their programs and processes. Through 

conducting this survey on an annual 

basis, FHA will have a consistent and 

quantitative measure of the level of 

customer satisfaction and also 

determine if the overall sentiment 

regarding FHA has changed versus prior 

years. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

None. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The number of 

burden hours is 167. The number of 

respondents is 668, the frequency of 

response is annually, and the burden 

hour per response is 15 minutes. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: April 11, 2007. 

Frank L. Davis, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing—Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E7–7283 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket Number FR–5099–N–02] 

Public Housing Operating Fund 

Program; Guidance on Implementation 

of Asset Management 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing; HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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